Rotary toy for baby or doll carriages.



No. 813,391. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906. W. SAX EN.

ROTARY TOY FOR BABY 0R DOLL GARRIAGES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21, 1903.

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ROTARY TOY FOR BABY OR DOLL CARREAGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 21, 1903. Serial No. 182,107-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SAxEN, a subject of the Czar of Russia,residing at orcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Rotary Toy for Baby orDoll Carriages, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rotary attachment for a childs carriage.

The especial object of this invention is to provide a rotating framewhich is combined with or applied to a childs carriage in such way thatit will rotate or turn when the carriage is moved, furnishing anamusement device or toy.

To this end this invention consists of the rotating platform for achilds carriage and of the combinations of parts therewith, ashereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claimsat the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of sufficientparts of a child s carriage to illustrate the application of thisinvention thereto, and Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing part of therotary platform and the supports therefor.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and in detail, the childscarriage may be of the ordinary or usual construction and may compriseframe-bars B, which in connection with the axle form the main frame ofthe carriage. The frame-bars B extend upwardly and are connected attheir ends by the handle or cross bar H. Supported from the framework ofthe carriage by means of springs in the ordinary way is the seat S.These parts may be of the ordinary or usual construction and need not beherein described at length.

Mounted on the frame of the carriage I provide a block or support 10,extending up from which is a spindle 11 and an upright having abearing-wheel 12. The spindle 11 is located at one side of the center ofthe carriage, and pivoted on the spindle 1 1 is a rotating platform ordisk 13, which bears at one side upon the roller 12 and at the otherside of the spindle 11 bears or rests upon one of the frontcarriage-wheels W. By means of this construction when the carriage ispushed along the rotating platform or frame 13 will be turned.

The central post 16 of the rotating platform may be provided with acanopy or cover 17, and a number of figures or other objects may bemounted on the platform beneath the canopy, so that the same will havethe effect of a miniature merry-go-round or carousel.

To stop the rotation of the platform 13, I may provide throw-out orlifting devicesfor raising the platform out of contact with thecarriage-wheel. As herein illustrated, these devices are intended to beoperated by the foot of the user and comprise a lever 18, connected by alink 19 to a bell-crank lever 20, operating the lifting-rod 21. By theuse of these connections when the foot-lever 18 is depressed therotating platform will be lifted out of engagement with thecarriage-wheel W and will be supported on the lifting-rod, so that thesame will not turn or rotate.

, I am aware that changes may be made in practicing my invention bythose who are skilled in the art, and although I have especiallydesigned my construction to be applied to doll-carriages or other toyvehicles it may be applied to the full-size baby-carriages or the like.I do not wish, therefore, to be limited to the construction I haveherein shown and described, but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. The combination of a rotary platform mounted on a carriage so as toengage one of the carriage-wheels, and connections for raising theplatform out of engagement with the carriage-wheel, comprising alifting-rod, a bell-crank lever operating the lifting-rod, afoot-operated lever, and a link connecting the foot-operated lever andbell-crank lever.

2. The combination of a vertical spindle carried by a carriage, a rotaryplatform j ournaled on the spindle so as to engage one of thecarriage-wheels, a canopy over the platform, and figures mountedthereon, a bearing-roll for the platform, and foot-controlledconnections for lifting the platform away from the wheel when it isdesired to stop the operation thereof.

3. The combination of arotary platform mounted on a carriage so as toengage one of the carriage-wheels, and means for lifting the platformout of engagement with the wheel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM SAXEN.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

